Threat Actors Targeting The Defense and Aerospace Sector.
| Actor | Type | Origin | Motivation | Sophistication | Exploited CVEs | Top malware |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Higaisa0 aliases | Nation-state APT | South Korea | Espionage | Advanced | 13 | – |
| StrongPity4 aliases | Nation-state APT | Türkiye | Espionage | Advanced | 2 | – |
| Thrip1 alias | Nation-state APT | Unattributed | Espionage | Expert | 1 | – |
| MirrorFace3 aliases | Nation-state APT | China | Espionage | Advanced | 9 | – |
| CURIUM5 aliases | Nation-state APT | Iran | Espionage | Advanced | – | – |
| WIRTE2 aliases | Nation-state APT | Unattributed | Espionage | Advanced | 1 | – |
| Winter Vivern4 aliases | Nation-state APT | Russia | Espionage | Advanced | 6 | – |
| The White Company2 aliases | Nation-state APT | Unattributed | Espionage | Intermediate | 3 | NETWIRE |
| POLONIUM3 aliases | Nation-state APT | Iran | Espionage | Advanced | 1 | – |
| Night Dragon1 alias | Nation-state APT | China | Espionage | Intermediate | – | – |
| APT198 aliases | Nation-state APT | China | Espionage | Advanced | 9 | – |
| DarkHotel3 aliases | Nation-state APT | South Korea | Espionage | Advanced | 16 | – |
| Whitefly0 aliases | Nation-state APT | Unattributed | Espionage | Advanced | 1 | – |
| GALLIUM5 aliases | Nation-state APT | China | Espionage | Advanced | 5 | – |
| APT-C-2318 aliases | Nation-state APT | Unattributed | Espionage | Advanced | 2 | – |
| APT175 aliases | Nation-state APT | China | Espionage | Advanced | 22 | – |
| Tonto Team4 aliases | Nation-state APT | China | Espionage | Advanced | 1 | – |
| APT58 aliases | Nation-state APT | China | Espionage | Advanced | 6 | – |
| BackdoorDiplomacy0 aliases | Nation-state APT | China | Espionage | Advanced | 6 | – |
| Confucius2 aliases | Nation-state APT | India | Espionage | Advanced | 3 | – |
| APT114 aliases | Nation-state APT | China | Espionage | Advanced | 1 | – |
| Ferocious Kitten1 alias | Nation-state APT | Iran | Espionage | Advanced | 1 | – |
| CyberAv3ngers1 alias | Nation-state APT | Iran | Espionage | Advanced | – | – |
| TEMP.Veles4 aliases | Nation-state APT | Russia | Espionage | Advanced | 1 | – |
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Yes. ATLAS Threat Actors DB covers nation-state APT groups such as Lazarus Group, cybercrime syndicates such as Scattered Spider, and ransomware operations. All profiles are maintained by Brandefense analysts.
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